FBS Independents · 1981

Penn StateNittany Lions

10–2 overall, 7–1 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

10–2

7–1 in conference

Margin - All

+209

17.4 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

30.9

371 total

Points against

13.5

162 total

Polls

#3AP

Final

Schedule

Joe Paterno

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/11/1981 08:00 PMvsCincinnatiW 52–0

Fri 09/25/1981 08:00 PMat15NebraskaW 30–24

Fri 10/02/1981 08:00 PMvsTempleW 30–0

Fri 10/09/1981 08:00 PMvsBoston CollegeW 38–7

Fri 10/16/1981 08:00 PMatSyracuseW 41–16

Fri 10/23/1981 08:00 PMvsWest VirginiaW 30–7

Fri 10/30/1981 07:00 PMatMiamiL 14–17

Fri 11/06/1981 07:00 PMatNC StateW 22–15

Fri 11/13/1981 07:00 PMvs6AlabamaL 16–31

Fri 11/20/1981 07:00 PMvsNotre DameW 24–21

Fri 11/27/1981 07:00 PMat1PittsburghW 48–14

Thu 12/31/1981 07:00 PMvs5USCW 26–10Neutral

Home field

Beaver Stadium

100%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Average crowd: 106,994
Surface: Grass
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 1,162 ft
Opened: 1960